I guess this was mostly about technology interfering with the arts
I had a more direct response to this but I went off on a tangent like I always do - my bad.
My unwritten point was basically that people already follow the personalities behind the art and that's how it should be. Nobody gets excited about an algorithm dealing with the struggles of the 'human' experience.
If anything, AI is going to force us to shine. I scroll through Facebook these days and see impossible animations and incredible art. I don't even stop my scrolling under the assumption it's just AI. Everyone else is doing the same. There's going to be a point where people just switch off and turn to art being created on the streets in front of their faces.
I know the online world would ultimately be a healthier and trustworthy place if it was built with more of a hive-like emphasis, but there's so many problems with the concept of a mainstream Hive it's probably just not worth it.
It's common for me to do the same. Tangent land. No worries.
And I agree. The abundance of AI generated content is acting more like a shiny trinket keeping people glued to the sites and that's money for the site.
Here that doesn't quite work. In my view this platform has always been more like the streets. In the early days, once I started to feel like a busker with my content, people took notice. Always carried that mindset with me. This was the closest thing on internet, to that experience. Combined with streaming, could come even closer. Combined with several here just for the show, being present and dropping votes rather than this crypto mining strategy, we're damn near there. But I could talk about this stuff for days and go nowhere. I still think it's worth it. Sucks being the only one. lol
What mainstream is and what mainstream could be, don't have to be the same. Always said, "The easiest way to stay behind is to follow trends." We're ahead of the curve in many ways. Holding ourselves back in many ways as well.
That's a pretty cool concept actually
I think it could be worth it if its expansion is done right but as it is right now I just have too many concerns. It's still not immune to any hostile takeovers, and what about more social issues like, for example, a young teen posts something edgy that borders or even passes into criminal activity (incitement etc), because they're young and stupid.
They're now stuck with that accessible with a simple search, for the rest of their lives. I worry about what kind of social implications that has. Pedo networks would have a glorious time.
I suppose if we were not holding ourselves back, as you say, we could figure these things out, maybe
Yeah so here I was thinking of just an artist performing live. Service providers still have to be responsible so yes, prepare in advance. Industry standards still apply. Same with laws.
The text is what's engraved into the chain. Nothing else. Post is titled Bring in the Thinkers for a reason. Not Bring in the Idiots. And downvotes have always been a good tool to help prevent anyone profiting from illegal activities.
Downvotes don't remove though. Pedos and stuff aren't gonna care whether their content is popular. Just that it's completely accessible.
But yeah 'Bring in the Thinkers' does have a nice ring to it!
Anyway I won't fill up your feed with my ramblings, Cheers!
Ramblings are always welcome here.
I'll see you around.